Ma.gnolia: Meredith's Bookmarks Tagged With "technology"

Miconic 10

meredith — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:50:56 PDT

These elevators are in use at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Orleans. Yes, they move you faster, but they are less user-friendly than normal elevators.

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Turn your Sorenson VP into wireless

meredith — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:29:27 PDT

Helpful instructions for VP-100 and VP-200!

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Tags: deaf, technology

Should websites include sign language?

meredith — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:27:32 PDT

British Sign Language is distinct from English. Why should we include it on websites and what are the issues?

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Tags: technology, deafness

Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer

meredith — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:32:20 PDT

In what might be the first physical attack over the internet, hackers bombard an epileptic patient forum with images intended to trigger seizures.

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Tags: disability, technology, computers

Funniest PC Pranks you can play on your friends

meredith — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:54:46 PST

Have you ever found yourself wanting to play a prank on somebody, but the traditional methods just aren’t available, or aren’t enough? If you’re the kind of guy I am, I bet you did. But again, if you’re anything like I am, you won’t give up so easy. So here’s some of the funniest pranks you can play on your friends, colleagues, even parents or neighbours.

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Tags: technology, funny

Richardson 13-year-old's invention allows deaf athletes to feel signals from referees

meredith — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:07:52 PST

Celia, 13, invented Ref for the Deaf, a special bracelet that vibrates for deaf players who can't hear the sound of a referee's whistle or starter gun. [via sunnydale47]

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Tags: deaf, sports, technology

kidConnect

meredith — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:44:40 PST

Plan from T-Mobile gives your kid 100 whenever minutes and unlimited calls to parents, 911, and other T-Mobile customers. Text messaging is 1 minute per message sent/received. Works with any T-Mobile phone, costs $20/month. If parents decide to buy more minutes they can do it Pay-As-You-Go.

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Tags: technology

Project Readon

meredith — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:11:17 PST

Project provides captioning and foreign-language subtitling in an easy-to-use player, which works in adjunct with popular video sites. (Used by DPAN, multiple political campaigns, and others.)

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Tags: deaf, technology

Verizon Introduces Broadband Video Call Center Link for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Customers in Mid-Atlantic Region

meredith — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:21:11 PDT

First in the Industry to Offer Two-Way American Sign Language Support.

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Tags: deaf, technology

Free Geek

meredith — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:20:00 PDT

Non-profit community organization providing free computers and education to those in need through the reuse and recycling of old computers.

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Tags: linux, technology, charity

Turning Technologies

meredith — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:37:22 PDT

Audience response systems. They give you a little remote-control type device, a little thicker than a credit card but the same size, and you can push buttons to give responses, like on America's Funniest Home Videos where they vote on the best video.

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Text 4 Deaf

meredith — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:34:47 PDT

Text4Deaf allows users to send text messages from the Web to both individuals and groups, while enabling recipients to respond directly to the originating PC or Mac. Text4Deaf web texts can be sent from any web-enabled device worldwide to any U.S. or Canadian mobile phone. [via textually.org]

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Tags: deaf, technology, tools

Icon and Docking Station

meredith — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:48:46 PDT

The Icon is a mobile manager and notetaker for the visually impaired. You can either carry it like a PDA in your hand, or you can plug it into the Docking Station and use it like a full-size keyboard. [via popgadget]

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Tags: disability, technology

VeinViewer

meredith — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:35:44 PDT

Uses a combination of near-infrared light and patented technologies to image vascular structures, thus allowing physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to clearly see accessible vasculature (or lack thereof) in real time, directly on the surface of the skin.

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Tags: health, technology

Wood Contour

meredith — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:01:41 PST

An exquisite line of fully functional, solid wood and stone peripherals, designed for the non-compromising among us. The cherry desktop is awesome.

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Tags: crafts, technology, stuff.to.buy

The Rocketman

meredith — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:07:53 PST

He flies through the air with the greatest of ease!

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The Lost Cosmonauts

meredith — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:14:54 PST

Listening to the skies in early 1961, weeks before Yuri Gagarin... two students were startled by a sound...heard clearly and unequivocally...a failing heart and the last gasping breaths of a dying cosmonaut.

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Tags: history, fringe, technology

Las Vegas Strip Neon Survey

meredith — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:53:57 PDT

In the summer of 2002, the Neon Museum commissioned a survey of the neon signs of the Las Vegas Strip corridor from Sunset to Sahara. This survey was designed to capture the artistic and historical significance of one of Las Vegas's most well-known art fo

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Tags: random, technology

Underwater Habitats

meredith — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:09:26 PDT

Information on the MarineLab research project, and Jules Undersea Lodge hotel.

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Tags: technology, travel

Onstar TTY

meredith — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:14:56 PDT

The in-vehicle emergency support system is going to become accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing, as GM is installing TTYs in some vehicles. [via deaf law blog]

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Tags: deaf, technology

Handy programs to put on a USB stick

meredith — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:32:35 PDT

From SnapFiles.

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Windows In Your Pocket

meredith — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:31:59 PDT

Install XP on a 256mb USB flash drive.

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Flo Control

meredith — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:11:40 PDT

I don't think I've linked to this before, but I might have - it's not a new link. It's a demonstration of a system to determine if a cat has a dead animal in its mouth, and refuse it entry through the pet door if it does.

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Tags: animals, technology

Payphone Project

meredith — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:43:13 PDT

Stories, pictures, phone numbers and news from payphones and public telephony around the world. [via yahoo picks]

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3M Privacy Filters

meredith — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:35:55 PDT

The privacy filter comes to laptops. Starts at $50 for little screens and goes up from there.

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Tags: technology, stuff.to.buy

PPRK: Palm Pilot Robot Kit

meredith — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:11:57 PDT

The Palm Pilot Robot Kit is a design for an easy-to-build, fully autonomous robot controlled by a Palm handheld computer. [via firesign3000]

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The iStore

meredith — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:46:37 PDT

Pricey accessories, sorted by what model of iPod you have. Car systems, cases, adapters, all that stuff.

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Tags: technology, stuff.to.buy

The Cell Zone

meredith — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:30:26 PDT

Companies can purchase this slick-looking phone booth to provide patrons with a place to receive and make cell phone calls away from noisy areas - without actually having to leave the place of business.

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Deaf-SOS

meredith — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:35:20 PDT

One-button device can be held up to any GSM-compatible cell phone and speaks a pre-recorded message to emergency dispatchers. The dispatchers can then respond via SMS. Works worldwide.

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Tags: deaf, technology

Gaymer Survey

meredith — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:02:40 PDT

Washington Blade article about the survey targeted to GLBT players of video games. URL to the survey is at the end of the story.

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Tags: queer, technology